Periorbital swelling: The important distinction between allergy and infection

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 240-242

  Goodyear, P W A ^a   Firth, A L ^a   Strachan, D R ^a   Dudley, M ^b  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; ORBIT CELLULITIS; ORBIT DISEASE; ORBIT INFECTION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CELLULITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; ORBIT; ORBITAL DISEASES;

EID: 1542605316     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2002.004051     Document Type: Article

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